Description
The veth (aka virtual Ethernet) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skbs during congestion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging lack of skb consumption in conjunction with a double-free error.
Published: 2013-05-03
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2006 The veth (aka virtual Ethernet) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skbs during congestion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging lack of skb consumption in conjunction with a double-free error.
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.475Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2017

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-05-03T11:57:45.790

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-2017

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-2017 - Bugzilla

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